BillyBuff
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I like chicken feet too! It has its unique texture and taste to it.
In Guangzhou, 99% of the restaurants charge you for the usage of their napkins. So everyone is encouraged to bring their own.
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I like chicken feet too! It has its unique texture and taste to it.
In Guangzhou, 99% of the restaurants charge you for the usage of their napkins. So everyone is encouraged to bring their own.
PrincessInOz
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I don't do chicken feet. I guess I'm a kinda weird Asian gal! 
But I love the look of that Hainanese chicken.
Interesting to see that toilets like that still exist.
Looking forward to more from Guangzhou.
But I love the look of that Hainanese chicken.
Interesting to see that toilets like that still exist.
Looking forward to more from Guangzhou.
BillyBuff
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12/15/2012 - More Guangzhou
We only booked the Hotel Landmark Canton for one night since it was an old hotel with a lot of history and the only one next to the Pearl River. So we checked out and headed over to the Sheraton Guangzhou.
The Sheraton Guangzhou is located in the Tianhe District. This area is more commercialized meaning there's plenty of malls and restaurants around. Plus convenient to have supermarkets nearby as well.
The smog is very noticeable in the city area. Here's the view from our hotel room. Down there is the Tianhe Mall. It is one huge mall! That's the same mall where we went for Hainanese chicken the night before (see previous post)
Nice bathroom
Today is a much slower day. We are off to Taoist cemetery to visit my wife's Grandparents. Dinner will be a big family gathering with my wife's relatives. I'll definitely stick out like a sore thumb.
The drive is crazy because the cars, pedestrians and bicyclists all share the same road! It's definitely crazy! Wish I can embed a video of that here. Maybe I'll put a link once I upload it to YouTube.
The Canton Tower
I smelled it while at the light and with the windows up. Durian!
Here's something you don't see much...a cat and a rooster eating lunch together
Entrance to the cemetery
Our place for dinner. This restaurant is located inside Guangzhou's cultural park
Our dining room which seated around 50 guests
Restaurant decor
Suckling pigs are plenty in China. Can't really compare to the ones in the US. And again with the Coca Cola. They assumed I'm American that I drink Coke all the time lol
I never had stuffed goose before so this is a first!
Goose unstuffed. I'm not sure what the stuffing consists of but I ate it anyways. Tasted pretty good!
This is the Guangzhou cultural park and across is the restaurant we ate at
Not much to see in the park at night. I heard it's a lot livelier during the day with performers and people singing karaoke. Much more in the next day's post. So we left and headed to a massage spa. Massage spas in Guangzhou are very family oriented. Friends and family gather and lounge in a room while people massage your feet. You can watch TV, smoke or have a drink while getting for feet massaged.
That's it for today in Guangzhou! Tomorrow...more Guangzhou!
We only booked the Hotel Landmark Canton for one night since it was an old hotel with a lot of history and the only one next to the Pearl River. So we checked out and headed over to the Sheraton Guangzhou.
The Sheraton Guangzhou is located in the Tianhe District. This area is more commercialized meaning there's plenty of malls and restaurants around. Plus convenient to have supermarkets nearby as well.
The smog is very noticeable in the city area. Here's the view from our hotel room. Down there is the Tianhe Mall. It is one huge mall! That's the same mall where we went for Hainanese chicken the night before (see previous post)
Nice bathroom
Today is a much slower day. We are off to Taoist cemetery to visit my wife's Grandparents. Dinner will be a big family gathering with my wife's relatives. I'll definitely stick out like a sore thumb.
The drive is crazy because the cars, pedestrians and bicyclists all share the same road! It's definitely crazy! Wish I can embed a video of that here. Maybe I'll put a link once I upload it to YouTube.
The Canton Tower
I smelled it while at the light and with the windows up. Durian!
Here's something you don't see much...a cat and a rooster eating lunch together
Entrance to the cemetery
Our place for dinner. This restaurant is located inside Guangzhou's cultural park
Our dining room which seated around 50 guests
Restaurant decor
Suckling pigs are plenty in China. Can't really compare to the ones in the US. And again with the Coca Cola. They assumed I'm American that I drink Coke all the time lol
I never had stuffed goose before so this is a first!
Goose unstuffed. I'm not sure what the stuffing consists of but I ate it anyways. Tasted pretty good!
This is the Guangzhou cultural park and across is the restaurant we ate at
Not much to see in the park at night. I heard it's a lot livelier during the day with performers and people singing karaoke. Much more in the next day's post. So we left and headed to a massage spa. Massage spas in Guangzhou are very family oriented. Friends and family gather and lounge in a room while people massage your feet. You can watch TV, smoke or have a drink while getting for feet massaged.
That's it for today in Guangzhou! Tomorrow...more Guangzhou!
BillyBuff
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12/16/2012 - More Guangzhou & Museums
Today we're traveling to another cemetery which is like an hour's drive away. It's located in a rural area. A relative's friend has a van so he can drive me, my wife and parents-in-law there.
Here's where we stayed in the middle of the city
Sheraton Lobby
Closer look of the Canton Tower. Too bad we didn't have time to stop by. I heard you can see a lot while at the top.
After the cemetery visit we were hungry. We did pass by this local place but my wife translated it to me. We did NOT go in and no I won't tell what this says because I don't approve of what they serve
We headed park to the Guangzhou Cultural Park area to grab a quick lunch
Here's a daytime shot from the previous post's night shot
The Renwei Temple
Finally lunch time! Sorry I didn't take pics plus I have no idea what we're eating. My wife just ordered a noodle dish for me. Outdoor street seatings were cramped. I was advised not to whip out my iPhone to take pics otherwise I'll be targeted as a tourist and easily picked by thieves.
Heading back to the Cultural Park along the man-made river
Original sampan serving rice congee
Chinese opera street performers
These sampans can serve food to accommodate hungry people
One odd thing to see in the park was parents letting their kids urinate or poop out in the open. This is like right in the middle of the cultural park and the bathrooms were like 20 feet away! My wife explained to me from their language that they are not Guangzhou natives and most likely from northern China. But still...the bathroom was like 20 feet away!
So we're headed to a museum. I'm not sure which of Guangzhou's museum this is but I was told it was a district one. This is a museum that houses restorations. This building was almost destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Kids were encouraged to throw stones at the statues to knock it down. All of these are currently being restored.
Dinner! I sadly inform that I did not take pics of dinner so no food porn! I was tired from all the walking lol
Back to the hotel. But before turning in, we headed to the supermarket located inside the mall to pick up items for tomorrow's trip to Macau. As you can tell, I wanted desserts!
That's it for Guangzhou! The next day we're headed to Macau to grab some Portuguese cuisine and watch the House of Dancing Water show!
Today we're traveling to another cemetery which is like an hour's drive away. It's located in a rural area. A relative's friend has a van so he can drive me, my wife and parents-in-law there.
Here's where we stayed in the middle of the city
Sheraton Lobby
Closer look of the Canton Tower. Too bad we didn't have time to stop by. I heard you can see a lot while at the top.
After the cemetery visit we were hungry. We did pass by this local place but my wife translated it to me. We did NOT go in and no I won't tell what this says because I don't approve of what they serve
We headed park to the Guangzhou Cultural Park area to grab a quick lunch
Here's a daytime shot from the previous post's night shot
The Renwei Temple
Finally lunch time! Sorry I didn't take pics plus I have no idea what we're eating. My wife just ordered a noodle dish for me. Outdoor street seatings were cramped. I was advised not to whip out my iPhone to take pics otherwise I'll be targeted as a tourist and easily picked by thieves.
Heading back to the Cultural Park along the man-made river
Original sampan serving rice congee
Chinese opera street performers
These sampans can serve food to accommodate hungry people
One odd thing to see in the park was parents letting their kids urinate or poop out in the open. This is like right in the middle of the cultural park and the bathrooms were like 20 feet away! My wife explained to me from their language that they are not Guangzhou natives and most likely from northern China. But still...the bathroom was like 20 feet away!
So we're headed to a museum. I'm not sure which of Guangzhou's museum this is but I was told it was a district one. This is a museum that houses restorations. This building was almost destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. Kids were encouraged to throw stones at the statues to knock it down. All of these are currently being restored.
Dinner! I sadly inform that I did not take pics of dinner so no food porn! I was tired from all the walking lol
Back to the hotel. But before turning in, we headed to the supermarket located inside the mall to pick up items for tomorrow's trip to Macau. As you can tell, I wanted desserts!
That's it for Guangzhou! The next day we're headed to Macau to grab some Portuguese cuisine and watch the House of Dancing Water show!
PrincessInOz
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Looks great! I'm going to have to remember to watch my photo taking in China. Good move not to take the big camera with you so that you can blend in more like a local.
BillyBuff
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12/17/2012 - Leaving Guangzhou and Off to Macau! Part 1
We're sad to leave Guangzhou. Too many places we haven't seen yet plus we wanted to finish checking out that huge mall next to the hotel.
Headed to the gym since I didn't want to miss my weekly workouts. Gym is nicely equipped. No one there except me.
View from the gym (I'm loving the new iPhone 5 panorama function!)
I have to get my RMB changed to Hong Kong dollars. Macau does NOT accept RMB at all! Macau only accepts Hong Kong dollars or Macau money so it is advisable to get your money exchanged first. The exchange rates in Macau is more favorable towards HKD than RMB
Two-hour bus ride on the CTS bus.
After a brief nap. I see casinos!
After arriving in Macau, the immigration lines were so crazy! No one reads which line is for which type of passports/visas. I went to the line for "Foreigners" and noticed the people in front of me were Chinese Nationals. There's other lines for that category but I guess they just line up wen they see an empty spot. Plus no one reinforces this.
So an hour later...customs. Nothing to declare so we just walked to our bus headed to the Venetian.
We're here at the Venetian!
Rooms are huge and not expensive! Very affordable!
Everyone is infatuated with fast cars
Definitely look a lot different than the Las Vegas version
Off to town for Macau food!
This is the older part of town where people hand their underwear outside the front of the house
Heading towards the touristy area
Huge curry fishballs!
Macau is known for their porkchop bun. Even Anthony Bourdain visited here and loved it!
Portuguese Egg Tarts!
Continued on next post due to posting limitations..
We're sad to leave Guangzhou. Too many places we haven't seen yet plus we wanted to finish checking out that huge mall next to the hotel.
Headed to the gym since I didn't want to miss my weekly workouts. Gym is nicely equipped. No one there except me.
View from the gym (I'm loving the new iPhone 5 panorama function!)
I have to get my RMB changed to Hong Kong dollars. Macau does NOT accept RMB at all! Macau only accepts Hong Kong dollars or Macau money so it is advisable to get your money exchanged first. The exchange rates in Macau is more favorable towards HKD than RMB
Two-hour bus ride on the CTS bus.
After a brief nap. I see casinos!
After arriving in Macau, the immigration lines were so crazy! No one reads which line is for which type of passports/visas. I went to the line for "Foreigners" and noticed the people in front of me were Chinese Nationals. There's other lines for that category but I guess they just line up wen they see an empty spot. Plus no one reinforces this.
So an hour later...customs. Nothing to declare so we just walked to our bus headed to the Venetian.
We're here at the Venetian!
Rooms are huge and not expensive! Very affordable!
Everyone is infatuated with fast cars
Definitely look a lot different than the Las Vegas version
Off to town for Macau food!
This is the older part of town where people hand their underwear outside the front of the house
Heading towards the touristy area
Huge curry fishballs!
Macau is known for their porkchop bun. Even Anthony Bourdain visited here and loved it!
Portuguese Egg Tarts!
Continued on next post due to posting limitations..
BillyBuff
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12/17/2012 - Leaving Guangzhou and Off to Macau! Part 2
After eating and stuff, we headed to the Galaxy Casino to check out the sights and slots.
We have an evening show at the City of Dreams called The House of Dancing Water. This show is water based and it's a must see when visiting Macau!
Front row seats. Be prepared to get splashed on! But they do have towels for you and the splashes are not too much where you'll get soaked.
Light projection show outside the Venetian
Venetian seems to be the most crowded place
Late dinner
The canals and shoppes
All of the shops were closed at 10pm so we headed over to the casino for some slots. I thought I won big until I converted my Hong Kong dollars to US...nope! lol
Headed back to the room and calling it a night.
After eating and stuff, we headed to the Galaxy Casino to check out the sights and slots.
We have an evening show at the City of Dreams called The House of Dancing Water. This show is water based and it's a must see when visiting Macau!
Front row seats. Be prepared to get splashed on! But they do have towels for you and the splashes are not too much where you'll get soaked.
Light projection show outside the Venetian
Venetian seems to be the most crowded place
Late dinner
The canals and shoppes
All of the shops were closed at 10pm so we headed over to the casino for some slots. I thought I won big until I converted my Hong Kong dollars to US...nope! lol
Headed back to the room and calling it a night.
PrincessInOz
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Catching up. Looks like a great couple of days!
Interesting to see that you found Macau didn't take the Rimimbi. I actually did buy Rimimbi and managed to spend some of it in Macau. I bought my egg tarts with Rimimbi....exchange rate of $1RMB = $1MOP = $1HKD. Thing is that after I bought the egg tarts, I realised that I had paid more to convert Aussie dollars to RMB than HKD; so the exchange rate did NOT work out in my favour. The Macanese certainly took HKD readily enough.
Interesting to see that you found Macau didn't take the Rimimbi. I actually did buy Rimimbi and managed to spend some of it in Macau. I bought my egg tarts with Rimimbi....exchange rate of $1RMB = $1MOP = $1HKD. Thing is that after I bought the egg tarts, I realised that I had paid more to convert Aussie dollars to RMB than HKD; so the exchange rate did NOT work out in my favour. The Macanese certainly took HKD readily enough.
BillyBuff
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Yeah it was weird when I whipped out my RMB and they said they only take HKD or MOP and change will be in MOP. I guess it's best to convert to and use MOP first.
The casinos ONLY take HKD. Anything else will have to be converted at the cash cage.
PrincessInOz
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Wow! That's a change from April last year. I bought the egg tarts at Lord Stow's at the Venetian; and they had a notice prominently displayed at the cash register with the conversion rates.
We got our change in HKD; which wasn't an issue for me. I got offered MOP first; but as we were heading back to HK, I asked for HKD instead.
BillyBuff
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12/18/2012 - More Macau, Food & Museums
Today's our last day in Macau. We'll be leaving around late evening so we have lots to do before then like foods and museums.
It's a bit gloomy and colder today. I am a bit cold since I didn't pack a jacket with me. Plus there was a light rain drizzle too. We went to this store to buy a jacket. I guess I can fit a XL snugly. That's the size difference with the US...buy one or two size bigger in order to fit.
They definitely have lots of casino buses going from one casino to another so we headed to Sands which is located on the older Macau island.
Lunchtime!
A fish dish served in a bread bowl with an egg yolk on top. It was delish!
Who knew lettuce with garlic sauce tasted so good?
Baked pork chop with rice
Chicken & Fries
We headed into the older part of Macau to check out the local eats & sights
This street had a lot of Macau & Portuguese specialties
This place is famous for their shark fin soup. What's on their menu? Shark fin soup.
More casinos to visit
Leaving Macau on the TurboJet. Hong Kong in 1 hour!
Tonight we leave Macau. Such a great city to be in. Very friendly and many things to see.
Back to Hong Kong on next post!
Today's our last day in Macau. We'll be leaving around late evening so we have lots to do before then like foods and museums.
It's a bit gloomy and colder today. I am a bit cold since I didn't pack a jacket with me. Plus there was a light rain drizzle too. We went to this store to buy a jacket. I guess I can fit a XL snugly. That's the size difference with the US...buy one or two size bigger in order to fit.
They definitely have lots of casino buses going from one casino to another so we headed to Sands which is located on the older Macau island.
Lunchtime!
A fish dish served in a bread bowl with an egg yolk on top. It was delish!
Who knew lettuce with garlic sauce tasted so good?
Baked pork chop with rice
Chicken & Fries
We headed into the older part of Macau to check out the local eats & sights
This street had a lot of Macau & Portuguese specialties
This place is famous for their shark fin soup. What's on their menu? Shark fin soup.
More casinos to visit
Leaving Macau on the TurboJet. Hong Kong in 1 hour!
Tonight we leave Macau. Such a great city to be in. Very friendly and many things to see.
Back to Hong Kong on next post!
PrincessInOz
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Love the food porn. My mother cooks the stir fry lettuce every now and again. It's a great dish to have with rice.
Nice pictures of your time in Macau. Looking forward to HK again.
Nice pictures of your time in Macau. Looking forward to HK again.
BillyBuff
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12/19/2012 - HK High Tea & The Stars
Definitely back in Hong Kong and we're headed to Tsim Sha Tsui for High Tea at The Peninsula Hotel. My wife wanted to try it out. This is a first on the Star Ferry for me. Heck it's a first of everything in Hong Kong for me!
USB Flash Drives in vending machines seem to be pretty popular here
All types of drinks and snacks before getting on the ferry
Hello
Heading over to The Peninsula
Wow there's a long line for High Tea!
Some almond liquor coffee
We did see someone famous at The Peninsula. I guess it was an Asian actress but since I'm no paparazzi plus I respect other people's privacy I didn't snap a shot of them.
After High Tea we decided to part ways and headed to the Avenue of Stars
The legend
The Peninsula with lights
We decided to head over to the Sham Shui Po night markets on Ap Liu Street to pick up some camera accessories. The prices are pretty low here but be careful what you buy because some may be fakes, etc. Do your research before heading here to buy
They used to have this in NYC
We booked a hotel room for 2 nights at L'Hotel since we don't want to be too bothersome at the in-laws
Maybe I'm not used to the buttons but I finally figured it out... smaller button for #1s and bigger button for #2s
That's it. We're settled in and off to sleep. Tomorrow will be dim sum and The Peak!
Definitely back in Hong Kong and we're headed to Tsim Sha Tsui for High Tea at The Peninsula Hotel. My wife wanted to try it out. This is a first on the Star Ferry for me. Heck it's a first of everything in Hong Kong for me!
USB Flash Drives in vending machines seem to be pretty popular here
All types of drinks and snacks before getting on the ferry
Hello
Heading over to The Peninsula
Wow there's a long line for High Tea!
Some almond liquor coffee
We did see someone famous at The Peninsula. I guess it was an Asian actress but since I'm no paparazzi plus I respect other people's privacy I didn't snap a shot of them.
After High Tea we decided to part ways and headed to the Avenue of Stars
The legend
The Peninsula with lights
We decided to head over to the Sham Shui Po night markets on Ap Liu Street to pick up some camera accessories. The prices are pretty low here but be careful what you buy because some may be fakes, etc. Do your research before heading here to buy
They used to have this in NYC
We booked a hotel room for 2 nights at L'Hotel since we don't want to be too bothersome at the in-laws
Maybe I'm not used to the buttons but I finally figured it out... smaller button for #1s and bigger button for #2s
That's it. We're settled in and off to sleep. Tomorrow will be dim sum and The Peak!
BillyBuff
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12/20/2012 - Dim Sum, The Peak and Fake People
Early morning we headed to dim sum in the Time Square building. There's such a huge line as this place was popular. I believe it's called Cheng's Cuisine. After an hour's wait we got our table. Also prices are reduce by 2pm
View from L'Hotel room
These are unique. They're rice crepes but in red. The insides are chopped shrimp and some fried crunchy dough stuff. It was pretty good!
So off to the The Peak we go! Wow, it's really crowded!
It's really steep
Getting foggy..or maybe these are the clouds since we're up so high
Here I am with Andy Lau
It IS really foggy and we couldn't see Hong Kong from up here
So we left and headed to dinner. The tram line was crazy long! And so was the line for the bus! So we hopped on a cab and headed to Causeway Bay for dinner at The Spaghetti House
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Lobster Bisque
Tomorrow we're checking out of L'Hotel and headed to Ocean Park!
Early morning we headed to dim sum in the Time Square building. There's such a huge line as this place was popular. I believe it's called Cheng's Cuisine. After an hour's wait we got our table. Also prices are reduce by 2pm
View from L'Hotel room
These are unique. They're rice crepes but in red. The insides are chopped shrimp and some fried crunchy dough stuff. It was pretty good!
So off to the The Peak we go! Wow, it's really crowded!
It's really steep
Getting foggy..or maybe these are the clouds since we're up so high
Here I am with Andy Lau
It IS really foggy and we couldn't see Hong Kong from up here
So we left and headed to dinner. The tram line was crazy long! And so was the line for the bus! So we hopped on a cab and headed to Causeway Bay for dinner at The Spaghetti House
Lobster Bisque
Tomorrow we're checking out of L'Hotel and headed to Ocean Park!
jenshell75
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Hi Bilybuff,
Well all I can say is Thank you. This is a fantastic TR and I am loving all the food and hotel photos. We are heading to HK and Macau for Christmas and of course HKDL We can't wait and your TR is keeping us captivated 
I can't wait for your next up date
Well all I can say is Thank you. This is a fantastic TR and I am loving all the food and hotel photos. We are heading to HK and Macau for Christmas and of course HKDL
We can't wait and your TR is keeping us captivated I can't wait for your next up date
PrincessInOz
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Loving the food porn.....the high tea at the Peninsula, dim sum and dinner. Seems like you're doing the sights round HK. And nice to see the Christmas tree at 1881.
BillyBuff
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12/21/2012 - Bus Loads of People @ Ocean Park!
Today we're headed to Ocean Park! It's just a 20 minute walk from our hotel room. Since we're checking out today, my mother-in-law came to grab our stuff so we can head on over to the park.
As we approach Ocean Park, we see a lot of tour buses and people. Wow on a Friday morning??
Today's weather was nice and warm so I took off my T-shirt and wore a tanktop. I got weird stares from everyone
The wait for the cable car wasn't as long as I thought it would be. It was about 30 mins. Several people did leave the line because they thought it took too long.
The announcement said to fill up the car so we got in with 2 other people. Then looked and see that it was not mandatory to fill up the cars because I saw groups of twos per car
We went to see one of the shows right by the cable car exit
It was funny to see people playing musical chairs because th clouds would pass and the sun would shine directly onto them so they move to a shaded area.
Empty chairs because of the sun
Clouds did roll in so people filled in the empty spots. I feel bad for the people sitting behind that red umbrella..
Went to see the jellyfishes
Yes it was hot!
Penguins! People didn't read the signs that said no flash photography allowed. So a lot of flashing was going on So my wife "scolded" people by telling themno flash and to read the sign s
We finally had enough of the craziness, ie., people shoving, running us over, etc. so we decided to head back down for lunch
Cute stuffed panda in a monkey suit
It was around 3:30pm so we decided to head back home and rest. There were no buses heading back! I think some buses only run on Saturday and Sundays but not on Fridays so we walked instead. Good thing the apartment wasn't that far away.
That's it for the photos today. We all headed to Chai Wan to a relative's place for dinner. Tomorrow will be more shopping in Causeway Bay.
Today we're headed to Ocean Park! It's just a 20 minute walk from our hotel room. Since we're checking out today, my mother-in-law came to grab our stuff so we can head on over to the park.
As we approach Ocean Park, we see a lot of tour buses and people. Wow on a Friday morning??
Today's weather was nice and warm so I took off my T-shirt and wore a tanktop. I got weird stares from everyone
The wait for the cable car wasn't as long as I thought it would be. It was about 30 mins. Several people did leave the line because they thought it took too long.
The announcement said to fill up the car so we got in with 2 other people. Then looked and see that it was not mandatory to fill up the cars because I saw groups of twos per car
We went to see one of the shows right by the cable car exit
It was funny to see people playing musical chairs because th clouds would pass and the sun would shine directly onto them so they move to a shaded area.
Empty chairs because of the sun
Clouds did roll in so people filled in the empty spots. I feel bad for the people sitting behind that red umbrella..
Went to see the jellyfishes
Yes it was hot!
Penguins! People didn't read the signs that said no flash photography allowed. So a lot of flashing was going on
So my wife "scolded" people by telling themno flash and to read the sign s
We finally had enough of the craziness, ie., people shoving, running us over, etc. so we decided to head back down for lunch
Cute stuffed panda in a monkey suit
It was around 3:30pm so we decided to head back home and rest. There were no buses heading back! I think some buses only run on Saturday and Sundays but not on Fridays so we walked instead. Good thing the apartment wasn't that far away.
That's it for the photos today. We all headed to Chai Wan to a relative's place for dinner. Tomorrow will be more shopping in Causeway Bay.
BillyBuff
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We're off to shop in Causeway Bay!
We're headed to this section called Lee Gardens which has a lot of clothing stores. The most notable stores to shop at are G.O.D. (Goods of Desire) and Muji. We did stop by Uniqlo because we saw a lot of sales there.
Don't have much photos to show since my hands were full from holding shopping bags
Finally dinner time so we're at this building that has restaurants on each floor.
We're at Sweetheart Garden Steakhouse. The steaks are from New Zealand and quite yummy!
The mixed meats platter
After that more walking around Times Square. I don't think my wife is tired of this area. There's so many stores to shop at and we haven't even seen the all!
Grabbed a quick hot drink at a 7 Eleven
Times Square is still busy at night
This made me giggle..lol
I think my posts are getting shorter and shorter and our days in Hong Kong are getting shorter too...
So I'll combine the next few days into one post.
We're headed to this section called Lee Gardens which has a lot of clothing stores. The most notable stores to shop at are G.O.D. (Goods of Desire) and Muji. We did stop by Uniqlo because we saw a lot of sales there.
Don't have much photos to show since my hands were full from holding shopping bags
Finally dinner time so we're at this building that has restaurants on each floor.
We're at Sweetheart Garden Steakhouse. The steaks are from New Zealand and quite yummy!
The mixed meats platter
After that more walking around Times Square. I don't think my wife is tired of this area. There's so many stores to shop at and we haven't even seen the all!
Grabbed a quick hot drink at a 7 Eleven
Times Square is still busy at night
This made me giggle..lol
I think my posts are getting shorter and shorter and our days in Hong Kong are getting shorter too...
So I'll combine the next few days into one post.
BillyBuff
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12/23/2012 to 12/24/2012 - More Food & Shopping!
12/23/2012
Headed out to Aberdeen today to shop til we drop
I don't blame my wife for wanting to go shopping because everything is pretty much cheap and affordable. Plus you don't pay any sales taxes either! I can't say the same for me since I can't find any clothes that would fit me. Most places don't go past XL and I can fit XXL in Hong Kong sizes.
My wife met up with her old high school classmate to catch up on stuff so I grabbed some KFC. It was awesome! They have the sweet corn fried chicken. The best of the best are the Portuguese egg tarts! Holy melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Hong Kong is pretty clean unlike NYC
So, I'm hungry again and my wife suggested fried dumplings
Uh oh..more shopping?? I guess so..
The Pizza Huts here look so fancy
I think we called it a day. We had to go back home for dinner. We also have to sort out our clothes since we're leaving on 12/28/2012
12/24/2012
So I headed to Tai Koo via the bus and MTR to meet up with a coworker. She works in the Hong Kong regional office while I'm in NYC. She took me to this dim sum place over at City Plaza. Okay, I think there's an obsession with malls in Hong Kong because City Plaza is made up of 4 parts... City Plaza I, II, III & IV. I got lost walking around here and ended up going in circles.
The dim sum place. It got quite crowded due to the lunch crowd but we got there early
I think we're in City Plaza II...
Ice skating rink inside the mall
Nice views at Tai Koo Shing
I think my wife is starting to slow down on the shopping. We left pretty early and stayed at the apartment to pack some more.
Next day...Christmas! We're going to Stanley for a beach BBQ!
12/23/2012
Headed out to Aberdeen today to shop til we drop
I don't blame my wife for wanting to go shopping because everything is pretty much cheap and affordable. Plus you don't pay any sales taxes either! I can't say the same for me since I can't find any clothes that would fit me. Most places don't go past XL and I can fit XXL in Hong Kong sizes.
My wife met up with her old high school classmate to catch up on stuff so I grabbed some KFC. It was awesome! They have the sweet corn fried chicken. The best of the best are the Portuguese egg tarts! Holy melt-in-your-mouth delicious!
Hong Kong is pretty clean unlike NYC
So, I'm hungry again and my wife suggested fried dumplings
Uh oh..more shopping?? I guess so..
The Pizza Huts here look so fancy
I think we called it a day. We had to go back home for dinner. We also have to sort out our clothes since we're leaving on 12/28/2012
12/24/2012
So I headed to Tai Koo via the bus and MTR to meet up with a coworker. She works in the Hong Kong regional office while I'm in NYC. She took me to this dim sum place over at City Plaza. Okay, I think there's an obsession with malls in Hong Kong because City Plaza is made up of 4 parts... City Plaza I, II, III & IV. I got lost walking around here and ended up going in circles.
The dim sum place. It got quite crowded due to the lunch crowd but we got there early
I think we're in City Plaza II...
Ice skating rink inside the mall
Nice views at Tai Koo Shing
I think my wife is starting to slow down on the shopping. We left pretty early and stayed at the apartment to pack some more.
Next day...Christmas! We're going to Stanley for a beach BBQ!
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12/25/2012 - Christmas BBQ in Stanley!
We're headed to Stanley at St. Stephens Beach Park to BBQ on Christmas day. I think this is a tradition for most Hong Kongers to do on Christmas. We saw a lot of people doing BBQ but the part we're headed to was further out so that'll mean fewer crowds.
Temperatures not that hot or too cold
Getting the wood started
Nice beach area. There are shower facilities too.
I have never heard of this alcoholic drink but it was pretty good. I think it's made by Carlsberg Brewery
My idea to do a seafood boil with some beer. It came out really good!
We ended around 8:00pm and headed to the Stanley Promenade
I didn't take much photos here since we're exhausted from the BBQ and eating.
The Stanley promenade has shops and restaurants. I think most of the non-Asians live around this area. Finally English speaking people!
More shopping here before we take the bus back home.
We're headed to Stanley at St. Stephens Beach Park to BBQ on Christmas day. I think this is a tradition for most Hong Kongers to do on Christmas. We saw a lot of people doing BBQ but the part we're headed to was further out so that'll mean fewer crowds.
Temperatures not that hot or too cold
Getting the wood started
Nice beach area. There are shower facilities too.
I have never heard of this alcoholic drink but it was pretty good. I think it's made by Carlsberg Brewery
My idea to do a seafood boil with some beer. It came out really good!
We ended around 8:00pm and headed to the Stanley Promenade
I didn't take much photos here since we're exhausted from the BBQ and eating.
The Stanley promenade has shops and restaurants. I think most of the non-Asians live around this area. Finally English speaking people!
More shopping here before we take the bus back home.
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